As for the 30% that Apple takes, keep in mind they're managing the servers, the storage and internet costs for transfers and update, the payments, etc. They're also footing the bill for all the free apps in the store.
How much would developers lose from PayPal or credit cards? Deduce that percentage from Apple's 30% and you'll have a better picture of Apple's share.
" It inspired other companies, such as Google with Android and Microsoft with Windows 8/10, to adopt the same app concepts. It really did change everything."
It doesn't say they were the first-ever to do something like this. All it says is that Apple inspired other companies to do it too. I'm pretty sure things like Steam and GoG aren't big enough on the radars of big companies to inspire them to copy their concepts.
I agree on all point, except for the part "effectively taking from what developer would have earned anyway". Most people wouldn't have found their application on the Apple App store and thus would have bought something else instead, so no earnings for the developer not on the App store.
There's around 99.9999% of users out there that have zero clue how computers work. They need to be protected from themselves. Look at all the viruses, trojans, phishing and other crap that's going on. That shit exists because of those 99.9999% of users.
For developers, it works as a place where everyone can find their software and is also a platform that makes payments much easier to deal with.
So how exactly is it a terrible thing for users and developers?
VideoGIFspreading is also a thing. Replacing auto-playing videos by videos converted to GIF, so not only is there no sound but the "video" takes almost 10 times as much bandwidth to download.
Bob Slydell: You see, what we're trying to do is get a feeling for how people spend their time at work so if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
Bob Slydell: Great.
Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh - after that I sorta space out for an hour.
Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
What part of "replaced by individuals" do you not comprehend? If one big player leaves and is replaced by enough invididuals to match the hashing rate of the big player, the network strength stays the same but is less centralized than before.
But it takes a big miner to implement a 51% attack. So the more big players drop and the more they are replaced by individuals, the more secure the network will be.
Exactly. A couple thousand views is hardly a significant loss of potential sales.
That's where you're wrong. According to MPAA logic, every pirated copy equals one million copies so this mistake means they lost 50 quazillion dollars and everyone on the planet has already seen the movie eight times.
If you think people would be stupid to pay $700 for a license that can track their travels but you bought a smart speaker, you need to look in the mirror.
What pains me is the direction this is all heading into. The more people keep losing sight of the value of privacy, the easier it will be for governments to make these things mandatory. After all, who cares if 1% of the voters still care about their privacy?
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That doesn't bode well for the price tag of the rumoured low-cost MacBook Air replacement.
Add the exchange rate on top of that and I bet the new "budget" MacBook is going to cost nearly 1500 Canadian dollars.
Well, five doesn't fit in two bits...
The application said "PC/Mac" on the box. The Trojan said "condoms" on the box.
There's no porn available at Disney World. That doesn't make Disney World a "terrible place".
Sure it would be nice to have other options for iOS applications, but Apple decided that their platform works this way.
You can decide to go somewhere else than Disney World, you can decide to buy another phone than iPhone.
As for the 30% that Apple takes, keep in mind they're managing the servers, the storage and internet costs for transfers and update, the payments, etc. They're also footing the bill for all the free apps in the store.
How much would developers lose from PayPal or credit cards? Deduce that percentage from Apple's 30% and you'll have a better picture of Apple's share.
Hint: it's not 0% but it sure isn't 30% either.
Also, which part is "revisionist history"?
" It inspired other companies, such as Google with Android and Microsoft with Windows 8/10, to adopt the same app concepts. It really did change everything."
It doesn't say they were the first-ever to do something like this. All it says is that Apple inspired other companies to do it too. I'm pretty sure things like Steam and GoG aren't big enough on the radars of big companies to inspire them to copy their concepts.
I agree on all point, except for the part "effectively taking from what developer would have earned anyway". Most people wouldn't have found their application on the Apple App store and thus would have bought something else instead, so no earnings for the developer not on the App store.
There's around 99.9999% of users out there that have zero clue how computers work. They need to be protected from themselves. Look at all the viruses, trojans, phishing and other crap that's going on. That shit exists because of those 99.9999% of users.
For developers, it works as a place where everyone can find their software and is also a platform that makes payments much easier to deal with.
So how exactly is it a terrible thing for users and developers?
VideoGIFspreading is also a thing. Replacing auto-playing videos by videos converted to GIF, so not only is there no sound but the "video" takes almost 10 times as much bandwidth to download.
I think you're inhaling a bit too much ozone, it's making you type in a really weird font.
I think the technical term is "huge ass wall-wart".
I call it "videospreading". Useless auto-playing videos that nobody cares about, wasting bandwidth that could have been used by something worthwhile.
I call it "blogspreading". Shitty rants that nobody cares about that blocks space that could have been used by something worthwhile.
Nobody wants to hear about your weekend plans.
Except that in this context, "chocolate milk night" would be racist and made to exclude white men of said laying sessions.
Spotted the abuser of the "code" tag. What do I win?
Bob Slydell: You see, what we're trying to do is get a feeling for how people spend their time at work so if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
Bob Slydell: Great.
Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh - after that I sorta space out for an hour.
Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
What part of "replaced by individuals" do you not comprehend? If one big player leaves and is replaced by enough invididuals to match the hashing rate of the big player, the network strength stays the same but is less centralized than before.
"The average person in South Korea worked about 2024 hours in 2017, or approximately 38.9 hours a week."
This falls within the standard 35~40 hours per week, doesn't it?
12 hours shifts but still limited by law to a maximum number of hours per week, meaning they work less than five days per week.
But it takes a big miner to implement a 51% attack. So the more big players drop and the more they are replaced by individuals, the more secure the network will be.
That's where you're wrong. According to MPAA logic, every pirated copy equals one million copies so this mistake means they lost 50 quazillion dollars and everyone on the planet has already seen the movie eight times.
Fixed that for you.
"Most Windows users" still think the "blue e icon" means "the Internet". And yes, they think the Web is the Internet.
If you think people would be stupid to pay $700 for a license that can track their travels but you bought a smart speaker, you need to look in the mirror.
What pains me is the direction this is all heading into. The more people keep losing sight of the value of privacy, the easier it will be for governments to make these things mandatory. After all, who cares if 1% of the voters still care about their privacy?
I'm guessing you know nothing about e-ink.